Carers
Anyone
who has the enormous responsibility of caring for a person who
is frail aged or disabled, finds their own needs often being put
aside. You may be a parent, husband, wife, partner, son, daughter,
family member or friend.
The Carer Services Program provides support for people who are
caring for someone who has a disability, is frail aged or has memory loss.
This free service, funded through the HACC program, is available
for people living in the Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Botany
and City of Sydney areas.
Support is offered by way of individual support and advocacy,
carer groups, information forums, skills development and social
days for carers.
A major focus of the network is reaching carers through GPs,
hospitals and pharmacists and linking them to available and appropriate
support services.
At Holdsworth we seek to promote recognition and understanding
of a Carer’s role through Carers Week and other media opportunities.
If you are a carer the Carer Services Program can identify aged
and disability support services and connect you to ones that
are suitable for you. By looking after yourself, the person for
whom you care will also benefit.
For more information about Services for Carers
you can download a Brochure (PDF) or contact us at (02)
9302 3600 or
info@holdsworth.org.au
New: Book of Carers' Stories
As part of our work with carers Holdsworth Community Centre & Services has been running writing workshops in which each person has been writing the story of his or her personal experiences as a carer of a family member – a child with a disability or a partner or parent with dementia. Tapping into their creative sides and working with professional writers has helped participants to acknowledgethe journey they have taken as carers and to confront with enthusiasm the wide range of emotions every carer has to deal with.
The result is a touching and inspiring book - Opening the Doors: the hidden life of carers - which we hope will be a valuable resource to other carers and increase community recognition of the importance of the carers’ role.
Opening the doors was launched on 21 October 2008 (see (MediaRelease) by Rev. Dorothy McRae- McMahon.
Cost $12 if collected from the Centre or $15 if mailed (incl. GST) Order Form

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